History WesternAnimation / TheLEGOMovie

* LaResistance: The Master Builders.
* LastDayOfNormalcy: After the prologue, the film opens with Emmet's daily routine, where he follows his instructions as he gets dressed in his apartment, greets his neighbors, orders overpriced coffee, and works at the construction site. Later that night, he falls down the hole where he finds [[{{Macguffin}} the Piece of Resistance]], everyone thinks he's the Special, he learns about President Business's plan to use the Kragle to end the world in 3 days, and he gets dragged into an adventure by Wyldstyle after she rescues him.

* StumbledIntoThePlot: As a {{subver|ted trope}}sion of TheChosenOne, Emmett gets himself caught in a government conspiracy simply because he tripped, falls down a hole and finds the [[ClingyMacguffin Piece of Resistance]] that could stop the [[DoomsdayDevice Kragle]].

--> '''Dad:''' Now that I'm letting ''you'' come down here and play, guess who ''else'' gets to come down here and play?
--> '''Finn:''' Who?
--> '''Dad:''' Your sister.
--> '''Finn:''' wut.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: "Including, but not limited to, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, 1980s-something Space Guy..." Of course, most of these are popular culture references and/or one-scene wonders, but there's still quite a few of them.

->'''Wyldstyle:''' You found the Piece of Resistance, and the prophecy states that you are the most important, most talented, most interesting, and most extraordinary person in the universe. That's you, right? \\
'''Emmet:''' Uhhh... yes, that's me.

[[BuiltWithLego In a universe made entirely out of LEGO bricks]], Emmet Brickowski (Creator/ChrisPratt) is a perfectly normal, regular old construction worker. He lives everyday happy and upbeat, [[TheEveryman always making sure to follow the instructions]]. One day, however, he crosses paths with a strange figure by the name of Wyldstyle (Creator/ElizabethBanks), and awakens with a mysterious piece stuck to his back. This piece turns out to be the legendary Piece of Resistance, which [[TheChosenOne an individual known as "the Special" was foretold to find and save the world with]]. Unfortunately, this makes Emmet the target of Lord Business (Creator/WillFerrell), the secretly evil ruler of the world who plans to end it using an immensely powerful weapon that can only be stopped by Emmet and the Piece of Resistance. Our hero is in way over his head, and thus seeks help from the old, wise scatterbrain known as Vitruvius (Creator/MorganFreeman), as well as many other Master Builders, individuals capable of dismantling their surroundings to create just about anything they can imagine.

That's when things get ''real''.

[[BuiltWithLego In a universe made entirely out of LEGO bricks]], Emmet Brickowski (Creator/ChrisPratt) is a perfectly normal, regular old construction worker. He lives everyday happy and upbeat, [[TheEveryman always making sure to follow the instructions]]. One day, however, he crosses paths with a strange figure by the name of Wyldstyle (Creator/ElizabethBanks), and ends up with a mysterious piece stuck to his back. This piece turns out to be the sacred Piece of Resistance, which [[TheChosenOne an individual known as "the Special" was foretold to find and save the world with]]. Unfortunately, this makes Emmet the target of Lord Business (Creator/WillFerrell), the secretly evil ruler of the world who plans to end it using an immensely powerful weapon that can only be stopped by Emmet and the Piece of Resistance. Our hero is in way over his head, and thus seeks help from the old, wise scatterbrain known as Vitruvius (Creator/MorganFreeman), as well as many other Master Builders, individuals capable of dismantling their surroundings to create just about anything they can imagine.

That's when things get ''really'' complicated.

[[caption-width-right:299:The greatest movie ever assembled.[[note]][[CorruptCorporateExecutive Lord Business]], [[CaptainColorbeard Metalbeard]], ComicBook/WonderWoman, ComicBook/GreenLantern, ComicBook/{{Batman}}, [[TheHero Emmett]], [[ActionGirl Wyldstyle]], [[MentorArchetype Vitruvius]], [[CuteAndPsycho Unikitty]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} Green Ninja]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Benny]], and ComicBook/{{Superman}}.[[/note]]]]

[[BuiltWithLego In a universe made entirely out of LEGO bricks]], Emmet Brickowski (Creator/ChrisPratt) is a perfectly normal, regular old construction worker. He lives everyday happy and upbeat, [[TheEveryman always making sure to follow the instructions]]. One day, however, he crosses paths with a strange figure by the name of Wyldstyle (Lucy) (Creator/ElizabethBanks), and ends up with a mysterious piece stuck to his back. This piece turns out to be the sacred "Piece of Resistance", which [[TheChosenOne "The Special" was foretold to find and save the world with]]. Unfortunately, this makes Emmet the target of Lord Business (Creator/WillFerrell), the secretly evil ruler of the world who plans to end it using a weapon that can only be stopped by Emmet and the Piece of Resistance. Our hero, however, is in way over his head, and thus seeks help from the old, wise scatterbrain known as Vitruvius (Creator/MorganFreeman), as well as many other Master Builders, individuals capable of dismantling their surroundings to create just about anything they can imagine.

[[caption-width-right:299:The greatest movie ever assembled.[[note]][[BigBad Lord Business]], [[CaptainColorbeard Metalbeard]], ComicBook/WonderWoman, ComicBook/GreenLantern, ComicBook/{{Batman}}, [[TheHero Emmett]], [[LoveInterest Wyldstyle]], [[MentorArchetype Vitruvius]], [[CuteAndPsycho Unikitty]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} Green Ninja]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Benny]], and ComicBook/{{Superman}}.[[/note]]]]

[[BuiltWithLego In a universe made entirely out of LEGO bricks]], Emmet Brickowski (Creator/ChrisPratt) is a perfectly normal, regular old construction worker. He lives everyday happy and upbeat, [[TheEveryman always making sure to follow the instructions]]. One day, however, he crosses paths with a strange figure by the name of Wyldstyle (Lucy) (Creator/ElizabethBanks), and ends up with a mysterious piece stuck to his back. This piece turns out to be the sacred "Piece of Resistance", which [[TheChosenOne "The Special" was foretold to find and save the world with]]. Unfortunately, this makes Emmet the target of Lord Business (Creator/WillFerrell), the secretly evil ruler of the world who plans to end it using a weapon that can only be stopped by Emmet and the Piece of Resistance. Our hero, however, is in way over his head, and seeks help from the old, wise scatterbrain known as Vitruvius (Creator/MorganFreeman), as well as many other "master builders" who have perfected the art of building things with LEGO bricks.

* AdultFear:
** One big one with Bad Cop's parents. They see their son's Good Side wiped off with nail polish remover in front of them. ''What if your sweet little child, who had so much ahead of him, grew up to become a brutal murderer?''
** There's also a bit of it with the Man Upstairs realizing his son cast him as a villain. Imagine finding out that you were doing things that were hurting your relationship with your child.

* ForcedToWatch: Lord Business, once he's captured the heroes, forces Emmet to watch as Bricksburg is Kragled at least until the countdown finishes and they're all killed by the battery.

** You can see mold lines, casting imperfections and other "real-world" characteristics on the CGI minifigs. And when the lighting allows it, you can even see fingerprint residue on the minifigs' torsos that Finn would have left from playing with them IRL.

* SkunkStripe: Wyldstyle has two of them in her hair.

A lot of the film's humor comes from jokes that can be done with LEGO Toys, like the similar ''VideoGame/LegoAdaptationGame'' series (which even has [[VideoGame/TheLegoMovieVideogame a game based on this film]], and whose director (as well as the director of most of the LEGO games) executive produced this film). It's also worth noting that this film is the first to come from Creator/WarnerBros' Warner Animation Group division. Watch the first trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPnY2NjSjrg here,]] and the second trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj4GeCk5SBk here.]]

A lot of the film's humor comes from jokes that can be done with LEGO Toys, like the similar ''VideoGame/LegoAdaptationGame'' series (which even has [[VideoGame/TheLegoMovieVideogame a game based on this film]]). It's also worth noting that this film is the first to come from Creator/WarnerBros' Warner Animation Group division. Watch the first trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPnY2NjSjrg here,]] and the second trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj4GeCk5SBk here.]]

'''Emmet:''' Uhhh... [[SureLetsGoWithThat yes, that's me]].

'''Emmet:''' Uhhh...[[SureLetsGoWithThat yes, that's me]].

* AndTheAdventureContinues: "We are fwom the pwanet Duplo, and we awe hewe to...destwoy you!" Cue OhCrap and credits.

'''Batman:''' We got two directors Phil and Chris, really, really talented guys...Big, though. I mean, they ''towered'' over us. Basically freaks.\\

** The power of the Special is...you're special.

--->'''Emmet:''' But he's such a good guy. And Octan...they make good stuff: music, dairy products, coffee, [[PropagandaMachine TV shows]], [[BigBrotherIsWatching surveillance systems]], [[WrittenByTheWinners all history books]], [[VoteEarlyVoteOften voting machines]] -- [[ExplainExplainOhCrap wait a minute]].

** When outlining his plan to defeat the Kragle, Emmet notices that Vitruvius has added an extra slide showing the Kragle and Emmet exploding. When Emmet protests, Vitruvius responds that there's a ''small'' chance that the Kragle might explode upon connecting to the Piece of Resistance. Later, when Lord Business takes the Piece, Emmet jokingly warns that it and the Kragle might explode. Sure enough, it ''does'' explode a few seconds after being united...because Lord Business put it back into the machine, which promptly malfunctioned with the capped Kragle.

** When Emmet and Wyldstyle first meet Vitruvius, he tells them to meet him upstairs in his room in 10 seconds, and they do that after a time card saying "10 seconds later...". The same thing happens when Wyldstyle tells the gang to meet her downstairs in the broadcasting room of the Octan Tower in 10 seconds.

-->'''Emmet:''' I know what you're thinking: he's the least qualified person to lead us...and you are right!

** After Lord Business threatens Bad Cop with the Band-Aid, he hands it off to two of his mooks and continues talking. They...have a bit of trouble handling it from there.

* GroundShatteringLanding: When Emmet returns from the real world, he impacts the street with enough force to crater it...[[ApologeticAttacker then apologizes to the street]].

* HornsOfVillainy: Lord Business' helmet has a large pair of horn-like devices...with coffee mugs on the ends.

** Also, Batman keeps remarking how they can't rely on ContrivedCoincidence to just pop out to save them...though he himself carried out this trope when rescuing Emmet, Wyldstyle, Vitruvius.

-->'''Emmet:''' Hello, I'm Emmet...I'm just gonna come right out: [[LampshadeHanging I have no idea what's going on. At all.]]

* KillerRabbit: Uni-Kitty has a dark side buried underneath her cute demeanor (as revealed in her introduction to Cloud Cuckoo Land)...which becomes a ChekhovsGun in the film's climax when she turns it loose on Lord Business's Micromanagers.

--->'''Emmet:''' Wyldstyle, you're such an amazing person. And if Batman can't see that then he's just as blind as...someone...whose eyes...stopped working.

-->'''The Man Upstairs:''' So...[[HeelRealization President Business is the bad guy]]?

-->'''Emmet:''' Fluffy, Fluffy Junior, Fluffy Senior...Jeff.

** Emmet falling down the hole in the construction site. Down and down and down...and even ''up'' and in loops for a while.

-->'''Uni-Kitty:''' I must. Stay. Positive! ''[heavy breathing]'' Bubblegum! ''[more breathing]'' Butterflies! ...cotton candy?

* ScareQuotes: Done around the number 10 in the "10 Seconds Later" screen, which happens after Vitruvius directs the party upstairs in said time...before slamming into a door.

** In the "Behind the Bricks" featurette, each of the characters gush about their actors, while President Business laments that he had to be stuck with Creator/WillFerrell, and Batman seems a little annoyed that he is being played by Will Arnett rather than Creator/GeorgeClooney...[[Film/BatmanAndRobin weirdly enough]]...
--> '''President Business:''' When you're scraping the bottom of a barrel, you find yourself with a Will Ferrell.

'''Emmet:''' Uhh...yes.
** Also used when Emmet is told that the Kragle might explode when paired with the Piece of Resistance. He quickly identifies the corollary: that it might ''not'' explode. Vitruvius responds with "Sure, sure, sure...let's go with that".

* TantrumThrowing: Bad Cop has...issues with chairs, it seems.

** The Special Edition DVD box shows the group shot at the very end of the film...with Ghost Vitruvius in it.

* TransformingMecha: Metalbeard can transform his massive robot body...into a copy machine.

** "The Man Upstairs" coming down the stairs, and he's played by Will Ferrell...the same man who voiced Lord Business.
** All of the LEGO lands we see are perfectly made on tables with signs saying not to touch...except Cloud Cuckoo Land, which is on a small round table off in the corner.

* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: "So...on your birth certificate, it says Wyldstyle?" Subverted since it actually says Lucy.

'''Emmet:''' Uhhh... [[SureLetsGoWithThat yes, that's me]].

* AndTheAdventureContinues: "We are fwom the pwanet Duplo, and we awe hewe to... destwoy you!" Cue OhCrap and credits.

'''Batman:''' We got two directors Phil and Chris, really, really talented guys.... Big, though. I mean, they ''towered'' over us. Basically freaks.\\

** The power of the Special is... you're special.

--->'''Emmet:''' But he's such a good guy. And Octan... they make good stuff: music, dairy products, coffee, [[PropagandaMachine TV shows]], [[BigBrotherIsWatching surveillance systems]], [[WrittenByTheWinners all history books]], [[VoteEarlyVoteOften voting machines]] -- [[ExplainExplainOhCrap wait a minute]].

** When outlining his plan to defeat the Kragle, Emmet notices that Vitruvius has added an extra slide showing the Kragle and Emmet exploding. When Emmet protests, Vitruvius responds that there's a ''small'' chance that the Kragle might explode upon connecting to the Piece of Resistance. Later, when Lord Business takes the Piece, Emmet jokingly warns that it and the Kragle might explode. Sure enough, it ''does'' explode a few seconds after being united... because Lord Business put it back into the machine, which promptly malfunctioned with the capped Kragle.

-->'''Emmet:''' I know what you're thinking: he's the least qualified person to lead us... and you are right!

* GroundShatteringLanding: When Emmet returns from the real world, he impacts the street with enough force to crater it... [[ApologeticAttacker then apologizes to the street]].

* HornsOfVillainy: Lord Business' helmet has a large pair of horn-like devices... with coffee mugs on the ends.

** Also, Batman keeps remarking how they can't rely on ContrivedCoincidence to just pop out to save them... though he himself carried out this trope when rescuing Emmet, Wyldstyle, Vitruvius.

-->'''Emmet:''' Hello, I'm Emmet... I'm just gonna come right out: [[LampshadeHanging I have no idea what's going on. At all.]]

* KillerRabbit: Uni-Kitty has a dark side buried underneath her cute demeanor (as revealed in her introduction to Cloud Cuckoo Land)... which becomes a ChekhovsGun in the film's climax when she turns it loose on Lord Business's Micromanagers.

--->'''Emmet:''' Wyldstyle, you're such an amazing person. And if Batman can't see that then he's just as blind as... someone... whose eyes... stopped working.

-->'''The Man Upstairs:''' So... [[HeelRealization President Business is the bad guy]]?

-->'''Emmet:''' Fluffy, Fluffy Junior, Fluffy Senior... Jeff.

** Emmet falling down the hole in the construction site. Down and down and down... and even ''up'' and in loops for a while.

** In the "Behind the Bricks" featurette, each of the characters gush about their actors, while President Business laments that he had to be stuck with Creator/WillFerrell, and Batman seems a little annoyed that he is being played by Will Arnett rather than Creator/GeorgeClooney... [[Film/BatmanAndRobin weirdly enough]]...

* TantrumThrowing: Bad Cop has... issues with chairs, it seems.

* TransformingMecha: Metalbeard can transform his massive robot body... into a copy machine.

* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: "So... on your birth certificate, it says Wyldstyle?" Subverted since it actually says Lucy.

'''Emmet:''' Uhhh...[[SureLetsGoWithThat yes, that's me]].

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[[caption-width-right:299:The greatest movie ever assembled. [[note]][[BigBad Lord Business]], [[CaptainColorbeard Metalbeard]], ComicBook/WonderWoman, ComicBook/GreenLantern, ComicBook/{{Batman}}, [[TheHero Emmett]], [[LoveInterest Wyldstyle]], [[MentorArchetype Vitruvius]], [[CuteAndPsycho Unikitty]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} Green Ninja]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Benny]], and ComicBook/{{Superman}}.[[/note]]]]

* GroundShatteringLanding: When Emmet returns from the real world, he impacts the street with enough force to crater it... [[ApologeticAttacker then apologizes to the street.]]

'''Emmet:''' Uhhh...[[SureLetsGoWithThat yes, that's me.]]

* AttentiveShadeLowering: When [[spoiler:Lord Business's Cube Ship flies over Bricksburg]], one of the citizens in the coffee shop lowers his shades and points his phone towards the action.

[[BuiltWithLego In a universe made entirely out of LEGO bricks]], Emmet Brickowski (Creator/ChrisPratt) is a perfectly normal, regular old construction worker. He lives everyday happy and upbeat, [[TheEveryman always making sure to follow the instructions]]. One day, however, he crosses paths with a strange figure by the name of Wyldstyle (Lucy) (Creator/ElizabethBanks), and ends up with a mysterious piece stuck to his back. This piece turns out to be the sacred "Piece of Resistance", which [[TheChosenOne "The Special" was foretold to find and save the world with]]. Unfortunately, this makes Emmet the target of [[BigBad Lord Business]] (Creator/WillFerrell), the secretly evil ruler of the world who plans to end it using a weapon that can only be stopped by Emmet and the Piece of Resistance. Our hero, however, is in way over his head, and seeks help from the old, wise scatterbrain known as Vitruvius (Creator/MorganFreeman), as well as many other "master builders" who have perfected the art of building things with LEGO bricks.

[[BuiltWithLego In a universe made entirely out of LEGO bricks]], Emmet Brickowski (Creator/ChrisPratt) is a perfectly normal, regular old construction worker. He lives everyday happy and upbeat, [[TheEveryman always making sure to follow the instructions]]. One day, however, he crosses paths with a strange figure by the name of Wyldstyle (Lucy) (Creator/ElizabethBanks), and ends up with a mysterious piece stuck to his back. This piece turns out to be the sacred "Piece of Resistance", which [[TheChosenOne "The Special" was foretold to find and save the world with]]. Unfortunately, this makes Emmet the target of Lord Business (Creator/WillFerrell), the secretly evil ruler of the world who plans to end it using a weapon that can only be stopped by Emmet and the Piece of Resistance. Our hero, however, is in way over his head, and seeks help from the old, wise scatterbrain known as Vitruvius (Creator/MorganFreeman), as well as many other "master builders" who have perfected the art of building things with LEGO bricks.

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